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Delbert Lamar Tochterman

Delbert Lamar Tochterman

May 24, 2008

DELBERT LAMAR TOCHTERMAN, age 59 of Murfreesboro died Saturday, May 24, 2008. He was a native of Asheville, NC and the son of the late John and Jessie Mae Tinsley Tochterman. Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Friday at Anderson-Rice Funeral Home in Asheville, NC and burial in the Green Hills Cemetery with Military Honors. He is survived by his...

Harold Tackett

Harold Tackett

May 24, 2008

HAROLD J. TACKETT, age 83 of Smyrna, Tn. died May 24, 2008 at his home. He was born in Weeksbury, Ky. and was the son of the late Columbus & Bertha Johnson Tackett. He is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Opal Mullins Tackett; son in law, William T. Parks of Smyrna, two grandchildren, Amy Lynn Fielder and...

Bonnie Louise Taylor Ownby

Bonnie Louise Taylor Ownby

May 24, 2008

BONNIE LOUISE TAYLOR OWNBY age 77 of Rockvale, TN died Saturday May 24, 2008. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Alf P. and Alta Blanton Taylor, Sr. Survived by son and daughter in law, Tim and Carol Ownby of Murfreesboro, TN daughters and sons in law, Donna and Steve Peretzman of Jacksonville, FL, Shirley...

Bill Butler

Bill Butler

May 23, 2008

BILL BUTLER, age 74, of Milton , Tennessee died Friday at Middle Tennessee Medical Center. He was born in Celina, Tennessee and was the son of the late George & Lockie Masters Butler. He is survived by his wife, Mary Aguilar Butler; two sons, William Butler, Jr. and his wife, Captain Marianne Butler of Knoxville, Richard Butler and his wife,...

Elbert Leon Smith

Elbert Leon Smith

May 21, 2008

ELBERT Dave SMITH, age 47 of LaVergne died Wednesday May 21, 2008. He is survived by his wife, Stacey, children, Casey, Sara, Eric, Tori, and Four sisters. Graveside services will be 1 PM Monday at Mapleview Cemetery. Visitation will be after 12noon on Monday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. 615-459-3254 www.woodfinchapel.com

Eudie Josephine Sledge

Eudie Josephine Sledge

May 21, 2008

MRS. EUDIE JOSEPHINE SMITH SLEDGE age 101 of Murfreesboro, TN, died Wednesday May 21, 2008. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson and Edna Parilee Smotherman Smith. Survived by sons and daughters in law, Charles William and Marie Sledge and Benny and Linda Sledge, daughters and sons in law, Louise and Wilburn Westbrooks...

Lou Bailey

Lou Bailey

May 21, 2008

MRS. LOU BAILEY, age 75 of Smyrna, Tennessee died Wednesday at her home. She was born in Castlewood, Va. and the daughter of the late Thomas & Hettie Morrison Horne. She is survived by her daughters, Beverly Bailey of Parma, Ohio and Patricia (Paul) Brescia of Smyrna, Tn.; sisters, Jewell Hughes of Blountville and Helen Maddox of Knoxville; brother, Bernard...

William Bailey Weatherford

William Bailey Weatherford

May 19, 2008

WILLIAM BILL BAILEY WEATHERFORD, age 48 of Smyrna died Monday May 19, 2008 at StoneCrest Medical Center following a heart attack. Funeral services will be 11:30 AM Friday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna with Dan Decker officiating. Graveside services will be Friday at 2:30PM at Glenwood Cemetery in Maury Co. He is survived by his father and step-mother, Judge James L....

Thomas J. Gailbreath

Thomas J. Gailbreath

May 17, 2008

THOMAS J. GAILBREATH, age 82, of the Salem Community died Saturday, May 17, 2008. He was a native of Jackson County and the son of the late Robert T. and Agnes Smith Gailbreath. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Tuesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Bros. David Dunn and Don Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. He is...

Richard Douglas Lee

Richard Douglas Lee

May 16, 2008

RICHARD D. LEE, age 58 of Smyrna died Friday May 16, 2008 at home. He was a native of Nashville and the son of the late, Roy Douglas and Opal Hone Lee. He was a member of Compton Road Church of Christ and a 20 year veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked for Florida Brothers Auto Parts. Funeral services...

Mari Burwell Harpole Byers

Mari Burwell Harpole Byers

May 16, 2008

MARI BURWELL HARPOLE BYERS, age 58 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee died May 16, 2008. She was born in Greenville, Miss. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Byers; daughters, Jenefer Sullivan of Lavergne, Mary Shannon Byers, Chicago, Ill., Rebecca Linfield Murphy of Smyrna and Rachel Erin Mityok, Smyrna; mother, Mary L. Harpole, Smyrna; sister, Ann Hatchett, Murfreesboro; brother, Mark L. Harpole,...

Evans A. Kelly

Evans A. Kelly

May 14, 2008

MR. EVANS ABNEY KELLY, age 74, of Murfreesboro died Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center. He was a native of Scottsboro, Ala. and the son of the late Evans A. & Mable Davis Kelly. He is survived by his daughter, Erin K. Hankins and her husband Roger of Red Bank, Tn.; son, Stephen Kelly and his wife,...

Gayla Dawn Gray

Gayla Dawn Gray

May 14, 2008

GAYLA DAWN GRAY, age 56 of Murfreesboro died Wednesday May 14, 2008. She was a native of Nashville and worked for American Southwest in LaVergne. She is survived by husband, Finis Gray, Jr.; children, Jody (Amy) Gray, Finis (Amanda) Gray III, Kandy (Eric) Walker all of Murfreesboro; father, Wilbur (Dot) Morris of Ridgetop; Two sisters, Donna Ramsey of Murfreesboro, and...

Evelyn Ann Sims

Evelyn Ann Sims

May 13, 2008

EVELYN ANN SIMS, age 82 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee died Tuesday at Sunnington Place. She was a native of the Barfield Community and the daughter of the late Dewitt & Bennie Mae Taylor Sims. She is survived by her brother, Harry Sims of Murfreesboro; nephews, Lynn Wallace, Melvin Wallace and Jimmy Robertson of Murfreesboro; nieces, Jane Wallace Jones of Murfreesboro, Patsy...

Paschal C. Shelton

Paschal C. Shelton

May 12, 2008

PASCHAL C. SHELTON age 104, of Big Springs Community died Monday at Adams Place. He was a native of Beech Grove and the son of the late S.F. and Arnie Frizzell Shelton. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Reverend Forrest Clark and Reverend Gayle Alexander will officiate and burial will be in Shelton Cemetery. He...

Evelyn Jane Blanks

Evelyn Jane Blanks

May 12, 2008

EVELYN JANE BLANKS, age 86, of Smyrna died Monday, May 12, 2008. She was a native of Hingham, Massachusetts and the daughter of the late Lee and Ina Blue Rice. Private graveside services will be Wednesday at Mapleview Cemetery. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law: Antoinette and Anthony Genakos of Smyrna, and granddaughter: Lee A. Senter of Murfreesboro....

Linda Sue Heath

Linda Sue Heath

May 10, 2008

Mrs. Linda Sue Davenport Heath, age 55 of Smyrna, Tn. died Saturday, May 10, 2008 at St. Thomas Hospital. She was a native of Wilson County. She is survived by her husband, Jim Heath; mother, Mamie Davenport Bowman; step children, Phillip & Matthew Heath, Smyrna; sisters, Audrey Ann Snyder, Lascassas and Janice Rogers, Murfreesboro; brothers, Robert Davenport, Dublin, Georgia and...

Benjamin Austin Conner

Benjamin Austin Conner

May 8, 2008

BENJAMIN AUSTIN CONNER age 83 of Fort Myers, FL and Murfreesboro, TN died Thursday May 8, 2008 in Fort Myers. A native of Obion County Tennessee, he was the son of the late Isham Shepard and Minnie Alice Austin Conner. Funeral service will be 1:00PM Monday May 19, 2008 at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Rev. Carl Scarlett officiating. Burial will...

Ada Mrytle Eaton

Ada Mrytle Eaton

May 19, 2006

ADA M. EATON age 82 of Smyrna, TN passed away May 19, 2009. She was born in Westmoreland, TN on May 24, 1926. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joel W. Eaton, in 1983. Mrs. Eaton is survived by her daughter, Barbara Jent and her husband Larry of Fairland, IN, her son Joe B. Cox and his wife...

William Brandon O'Kieff

William Brandon O'Kieff

November 27, 1970

William Brandon O'Kieff was born on the 26th of October, 1932, one of three children born to Raymond and Myrtle O'Kieff, who both passed in 1989. His sisters, Cornelia "Jo" Johnson of Texas passed in 2012, and Jane Arnold of Murfreesboro, passed in 2016. He was a graduate of Central High School, Murfreesboro where he...

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